Google Launches Hosted Communications Services — New Google Apps for Your Domain Available Now for Easy Email, Calendaring, and More — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of Google Apps for Your Domain (http://www.google.com/a), a set of hosted applications for organizations …

Google Apps for Your Domain vs. Office Live — It looks like the big news this morning is that Google just announed Google Apps for your Domain. From the press release Google Launches Hosted Communications Services we learn … If this sounds familiar to you, that's because it is.

Google to Offer Services for Businesses — Further extending its efforts beyond search technology, Google plans to announce Monday that it will offer software providing a range of online services for business users. — The company, which has gradually been adding to its arsenal of services …

Google expands into business software market — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOG - news) is making a concerted move beyond search and advertising into the business software market, starting with a set of Web programs for e-mail, scheduling and communications, it said on Sunday.

Thoughts on Google Apps — I've been playing with Google's newly launched Google Apps, and so far I'm impressed. All the apps are the ones you've come to know and feel comfortable with, if you're a Gmail/Calendar/etc. user; they are also all managed via a nice, clean interface with direct support for adding multiple users via CSV.

Google, eBay form advertising alliance — SAN FRANCISCO - In a deal between two of the Internet's most prominent properties, Google will begin selling advertising for Web auctioneer eBay outside the United States and help buyers quickly ring an online merchant to do business.

eBay-Google Deal: More PPCall Clarity — The WSJ and NY Times articles were a little vague on details re the implementation of the eBay and Google deal. I reached out to Google and Skype and just got off the phone with Skype. Here's more information: — The Google-eBay AdSense deal is international.

Flickr To Launch Geo Tagging Today — Sometime Monday Flickr will add geo tagging functionality and search to its pictures. — Adding location information on Flickr is done through the Organizr, under the Organize tab. In addition to the "Your Sets" and "Your Groups" tabs in that area …

Philips Lumalive textile garments — Philips Research seems to be very keen on attracting the tech savvy attention at this year's IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) with a world-first demonstration of the jackets and furniture that are set to change the face of global fashion.

AOL 9.0 Accused of Behaving Like Badware — Anti-malware group says the software deceives users and interferes with computer use. — AOL's free Internet client software has earned the company a slap on the wrist from StopBadware.org, a consortium set up to combat malicious software.

Lynanda Finds a Way to Block Skype — Lynanda CS, an independent European IT solutions provider, announced a new methodology to detect and block Skype's traffic. As the increasing use of Skype in corporate environments is raising concerns among security administrators, such technology could see notable commercial application.

Use Old Words When Writing for Findability … "Speak the user's language" has been a primary usability guideline for more than 20 years. The fact that the Web is a linguistic environment further increases the importance of using the right vocabulary. — In addition, as my new book documents …

TiVo Series 3 coming September 17th for $799? — It's no secret that TiVo's on the verge of shipping its HD-capable Series 3 set-top-box — after all, the company's already notified the FCC, posted a product page, and even ignited a flurry of controversy over Time Warner's CableCARD policy …

Tech Podcasts from Every Angle — TWiT.tv covers the latest in news, privacy, hacking, security, plus reviews of smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wearables. If it has a chip, Leo Laporte and friends have a podcast on it.

PSD2 Compliance in Zoho Books — The Revised Payment Services Directive, also known as the PSD2, is a set of regulatory guidelines laid down by the European Union (EU) for finance, banking, and payment service companies.

Google Fi - a phone plan, by Google — We felt that most phone plans just weren't made with you in mind. So that's why we built Google Fi with features that real people actually want. Click to learn more.